Guides to federal dockets and alerts
These guides explain in plain language how to find and follow cases in the U.S. federal courts: what PACER is and what it costs, what the courts' free RSS feeds include, and how docket alerts work. Each one lists the official sources its facts were checked against, with the date of that review.
Juricio is not an official court website and is not affiliated with the U.S. Courts or PACER. The guides are general information, not legal advice.
Guides
- PACER alerts: how to get docket alerts The ways to hear about new docket entries in federal cases, who can use each one, what it covers and what it misses. Editorial review: . Official sources cited.
- PACER RSS feeds: what they include What a court's RSS feed carries, full and partial feeds, which federal courts publish one and how to read it. Editorial review: . Official sources cited.
- How to track a federal court case PACER docket reports, RSS feeds, courthouse terminals, phone lines and alerts: how to follow a federal case and what each way costs. Editorial review: . Official sources cited.
- How to search PACER by party name The PACER Case Locator: what a name search returns and costs, how to narrow it, and its limits. Editorial review: . Official sources cited.
- PACER fees in 2027: $0.12 per page The temporary PACER fee increase of January 1, 2027: the new fee per page and quarterly exemption, who pays more, and how to keep costs down. Editorial review: . Official sources cited.
- Get alerts when a company is sued Repeated PACER searches, court RSS feeds or name alerts: how to learn when a company is a party to a new federal case, and the limits of each. Editorial review: . Official sources cited.
- PACER basics: how to find federal cases PACER in plain words: the account, finding a case by number or name, what it costs, when it is free, and the terms you will see. Editorial review: . Official sources cited.
General information
These guides are general information and are waiting for their review: by a licensed attorney when they speak to your own legal situation.
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